轩尼诗
Xuān​ní​shī

Hennessy

轩 xuān, xiǎn, xiàn carriage Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound. Simplified form of 軒.

Components

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
干
干 Sound component
gàn, gān interfere

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

尼 ní, nǐ Buddhist nun

Original meaning: stop; approach

Depicts one person (匕) carrying another person (尸) on their back. Based on the original meaning "stop; approach". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

尸
尸 Iconic component
shī sitting person
匕
匕 Iconic component
bǐ, pìn spoon, (person)

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 9 verified)

呢泥妮昵伲怩旎铌坭

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnejXnˤərʔ to stop
nejHnˤərʔ-s to stop, obstruct
nrijnr[əj] near, close

說文解字

《說文》：“尼，從後近之。从尸，匕聲。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.675-676
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

诗 shī poetry Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound. Simplified form of 詩.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

寺
寺 Sound component
sì, shì temple

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

軒 carriage Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
干
干 Sound component
gàn, gān interfere

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxjonqʰa[r]nobleman"s carriage
Zhengzhangqʰan
Unicodexiæn

說文解字

曲輈藩車。从車干聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

詩 shī poetry Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
寺
寺 Sound component
sì, shì temple

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyis.tə poetry

說文解字

《說文》：“詩，志也。从言，寺聲。，古文詩省。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)